Category Archives: Lighting Control

Motorized Blinds and Shades: Window Treatment Ideas for Every Room [Electronic House Staff] Motorized blinds and window shades can contribute to energy savings and be part of a total smart home system. Motorized window shades and automatic blinds are some of the hottest products for the savvy smart home buyer who wants to maximize their…

Automation, as We Know it, is Changing [by Heather L. Sidorowicz.] Smart Home…Automated Home…Tech Home… Up until recently these terms have been held for the rich and famous…the upper echelon. Combining audio, video, lights, HVAC, and shades had been difficult, and that equated to expensive. Having a truly custom system always has been a challenging feat…

Overcome Common Challenges for the Best Home Automation System By Electronic House Preparation is the best defense against challenges that can occur when having a home automation system installed. When selecting and installing a smart home automation system you’re bound to run into a few obstacles. Often, you can avoid problems, or at least be…

The holidays are a wonderful time for people of all backgrounds, as they bring together families, friends, and more to a joyous few months of celebration. With the season comes a great deal of issues, and they aren’t always in regards to family gatherings. Homeowners and businesses alike have to deal with several elements when…

Written by Heather L. Sidorowicz – President of Southtown Audio Video in Hamburg, NY “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” — Plato More than 316 million people live in the United States, and they can all use music throughout their homes and in…

Lighting Control is more than just a light switch First off, unless you’ve been exposed to advanced lighting control at a friend’s house or in a dealer’s showroom, you probably don’t even know what the term refers to. For most people, lighting control consists of on/off switches and dimmers, placed at the entrances to rooms or…

Rockleigh, NJ − It just got easier for architects, lighting designers, and engineers to incorporate Crestron products in their system designs. Crestron has announced that all-new Revit® files are now available on the Autodesk Seek website for many of its lighting control products including sensors, dimming and switching enclosures, and touch screens. The new files…

Consumers are often times confused as to what is going to work best for their home’s automation components. For many, a quick search online states to go with DIY methodologies. That’s not always a good thing, and it is shown to be true when looking at it through the lens of custom home automation solutions.…

What should a true custom home automation system do? As you probably know, smart home gadgets and home automation are getting a lot of attention these day by large companies like Samsung, Apple and Google. But there can be a wide gap between the ability to link DIY gadgets together across a wireless network and…

A panic button near the bed is a favorite of most owners of automated homes. I’ve visited many high-tech homes over the years, and one element that seems to resonate with all types of families is a “panic” button by the bedside. If you’ve invested, or are ready to invest, in a control system, it’s…